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GAS
ATTACK
17
54TH
PIONEER
INFANTRY,
HDQRTS.
CO.
Our
company
street
would
be
a
grand
sight
if
fire
call
was
sounded
about
m
idnight.
The
“pajam
a
club/5
w
ith
quarters
in
the
N.
C.
S.
Tent,
affords
a
conglom
eration
of
colors.
Danny
in
his
“Baby
Blue,”
Stone­
wall
in
his
“H
y
a
c
in
th/5
and
John
the
Ju
n
k
­
m
a
n
in
his
O.
D.,
not
forgetting
“S
tatis­
tical”
in
his
dashing
green.
We
are
blessed
w
ith
a
new
cook.
He
is
a
cook
“w
h
a
t
am.”
Keep
up
the
good
work,
John.
Chief
W
ebster
is
now
the
H
o
rse’s
Neck
(Stable)
Sergeant;
they
knew
some­
thing
when
they
handed
the
job
to
the
Indian.
Corporal
Adare
and
M
usician
Davis
are
on
furlough.
We
tru
s
t
they
w
ill
follow
our
ad­
vice
and
stay
away
from
the
m
inister.
A
lkali
Ike
had
salty
oatm
eal
for
break­
fast.
M
otto:
Get
on
the
mess-line
when
the
w
h
istle
blows.
I
say,
E
itel:
Take
your
h
a
t
off
in
the
mess
hall.
W
hen
are
you
going
to
have
th
a
t
first
horse-back
ride?
Good
luck
to
you,
“Boo-Hunk.”
Hope
they
don’t
give
you
a
mule.
W
h
a
t
are
you
laughing
at,
“V
e
b
b
e
r;’5
no
monkey
business
w
ith
the
cards.
I
lose
von
dollar
more,
den
I
close
up.
N
ever
mind
Baehr,
“Pop
Dietz55
h
as
M
urphy
hypnotized,
but
he
can’t
slip
i
t
over
on
you.
How
about
it,
Eddie?
Rickety—-Ram—.
C
o
n
g
ratulations
to
Sergeant
Rosenthal
better
known
as
“Rosey.”
We
hope
you
keep
up
the
good
record
set
by
your
predecessor.
How
about
a
new
hatcord,
blue,
size
6%?
Sergeant
McCahill,
now
“A
cting
T
o
p
p
e
r/’
has
gained
popularity
w
ith
the
men.
Go
to
it,
“Jim
e
s,”
we
are
all
w
ith
you.
We
are
honored
w
ith
the
week-end
visits
of
our
w
o
rthy
comrades,
S
g
t
Major
Ginn
and
F
ir
s
t
Sergeant
Cobbett,
from
the
O.
T.
C.
We
are
always
glad
to
welcome
any
form
er
members
of
our
company
at
all
times.
NEW
INSTRUCTORS*
The
following
have
been
detailed
as
assist­
ant
instructors
in
bayonet
fighting
and
phys­
ical
training,
division
school
of
th
e
line.
Second
Lieut.
A.
H.
R
e
inert,
106th
In­
fantry.
Sergt.
W
illiam
M
cCarthy,
Company
H,
107th
Infantry.
Sergt.
C.
Balch,
102d
T
rench
M
o
rtar
B
a
t­
tery.
Sergt.
C.
H
o
rstm
an,
H
e
a
d
q
u
a
rters
Com­
pany,
105th
Infantry.
Sergt.
J.
Sabo,
Company
I,
105th
Infantry.
Corp.
H.
Liddell,
H
e
a
d
q
u
a
rters
Company,
106th
Infantry.
Sergt.
H.
E.
Frederickson,
Company
C,
106th
Infantry.
Corp.
H.
L.
Flynn,
Company
F,
107th
In­
fantry.
Corp.
P.
Carey,
Company
I,
107th
Infan­
try.
Corp.
G.
N.
DuPre,
B
a
ttery
B,
104th
Field
A
rtillery.
The
Daughter
of
His
Regiment.
COMPANY
I,
107TH
INFANTRY.
Not
to
be
outdone
by
the
other
companies,
we
too,
have
a
brand-new
F
irst
Lieutenant.
Our
heartiest
congratulations
to
.
Lieut.
Kooschea,
and
we
are
all
in
back
of
him
to
the
drop
of
the
hat!
“Pop”
Fisher
and
Yolkeot
strayed
away
the
last
night
in
the
trenches
and
were
rounded
up
as
prisoners
by
the
enemy.
Maybe
the
H
u
n
s
won’t
let
you
off
w
ith
as
light
a
sentence
as
wood
and
w
a
ter
detail,
so
look
out
when
we
get
“over
there,”
boys!
“T
ram
”
Thom
as
has
again
started
the
round
of
S
p
a
rtanburg
society.
The
quar­
antine
was
pretty
hard
on
good-looking
corporals,
w
a
sn’t
it
“T
r
a
m
/5
but
w
h
a
t
will
the
little
girl
in
Tucson
say?
Fred
Brown
got
his
furlough
and
arrived
back
a
t
camp
in
tim
e
to
enjoy
our
72
hours
visit
to
the
trenches.
Lots
different
than
those
little
trip
s
to
Poughkeepsie
th
a
t
we
heard
about,
n
’e
st
ce
pas,
Fred?
Som
ething
is
w
rong
w
ith
our
Topper,
Sergeant
Floyd.
A
48-hour
pass
for
him
is
unusual,
but
he
m
u
s
t
have
deserved
it,
when
we
take
into
consideration
the
appearance
of
th
a
t
nice
new
overcoat
after
the
trench­
es.
It’s
always
hard
the
first
six
years
in
the
Army,
isn’t
it
Sergt?
One
thing
after
another.
Out
of
the
trenches
and
up
to
the
range.
It’s
a
great
life.
Old
“Ecky”
K
in
had
us
peaved
about
gas
in
the
trenches,
but
we’re
used
to
your
“gas”
now,
old
man.
Our
athletes
are
busy
men
these
days
trying
the
“hundred”
in
14
m
inutes
and
the
broad
jum
p
s.
Some
do
it
and
some
don’t;
try
it
before
a
Sunday
dinner
next
time,
M
e
rritt,
and
I
guess
you’ll
make
it.
B.
W
ILLING
TO
EXPLAIN.
Staff
Colonel:
Your
reports
should
be
w
ritten
in
such
m
a
n
n
e
r
th
a
t
even
the
most
ignorant
may
understand
them.
Sergeant-—W
ell,
sir,
w
h
a
t
p
a
r
t
is
it
th
a
t
you
don’t
understand
?—C
h
ristian
Register.
®
t
I
TO
PIONEERS
AND
OTHERS.
I
z
&
|
The
G
a
s
A
t
t
a
c
k
is
the
official
magazine
|
t
m
I
of
the
Twenty-seventh
Division.
But
its
i
z
m
|
scope
is
w
ider
than
that.
And
as
long
as
f
z
m
|
the
division
rem
a
ins
here
at
Camp
Wads-
I
•
f
I
w
o
rth,
news
will
be
printed
of
all
units
in
f
“
f
I
camp,
pioneers
and
all.
f
|
Notes
from
the
new
outfits
are
welcome
I
:
•
I
in
the
office
of
this
magazine.
'
I
s
A
53D
PIO
NEER
IN
F
.,
CO.
L.
Hail!
hail!
Our
Topper
is
back.
He
had
it-—had
his
furlough,
came
.
back
around
re­
treat
M
onday
evening,
reported
to
Captain
A.
P.
Clark,
our
Company
Commander
his
return,
and
the
first
question
he
asked
was,
does
Sergt.
Mullen
wear
his
hat
straight
yet?
He
then
returned
to
his
quarters
to
get
ready
to
form
the
company
for
retreat,
he
did
form
said
company
in
this
manner
(which
looks
bad
for
our
F
ir
s
t
Sergeant
just
returning
from
a
furlough).
Fall
in
boys.
Oh,
gee!
We
will
have
to
get
a
civilian
to
get
it,
they
w
o
n
’t
sell
it
to
us
in
uniform,
and
then
hesi­
tated,
thought
of
himself
and
sighed.
Oh!
dear
old
Brooklyn.
Sergeant
McGrath,
call
the
roll.
Sergt.
Sharp
gets
a
blue
envelope
nearly
every
day
and
when
he
don’t
get
it
he
has
the
blues
himself
and
gets
angry
th
a
t
every
one
else
doesn’t
get
the
blues.
Now
to
our
big
Scot,
Sergt.
MeDonal,
of
the
Clan
MeDonal.
He
was
heard
in
the
tent
the
other
night
shouting
to
Sergt.
Clark,
“
I
f
Sergt.
Cleveland
don’t
come
back
with
my
sweater
I
’11———
.
’
’
Sergt.
Clark
gave
him
the
O.
D.
and
said,
“
Hey!
Mack,
Sergt.
Chambers
(our
mess
sergt.)
claims
th
a
t
three
bottles
of
lemon
extract
are
missing
and
I
think
I
know
where
it
went.
You
dummy
you,
get
your
sweater
on.
”
Silence
from
the
tent.
Corp.
O
’Neil
wants
to
know
why
Corp.
McCarthy
don’t
have
to
go
out
on
detail
when
he
and
P
rivate
Sheenen
has
to.
Corp.
M
cCarthy
was
m
arked
light
duty
and
don’t
have
to
go
over
to
the
54th
Pioneer
In
f
a
n
­
try
to
work
for
them,
and
Corp.
O
’Neil
was
informed
of
the
reason.
Late
on
Tuesday
evening
Corp.
O
’Neil
was
heard
to
say
to
P
rvt.
Lehane,
“
You
h
it
me
on
the
leg
with
th
a
t
b
a
t
and
I
’ll
hit
you.
We
will
duck
this
detail
or
go
over
w
ith
Corp.
Quigley
in
the
Base
Hospital.
’
’
On
Thursday
evening,
Feb.
14th,
at
Y.
M.
C.
A.
U
n
it
No.
96,
they
had
a
F
a
ther
and
Son
night.
M
ajor
Allen
L.
Reagon,
who
has
two
sons
here
in
camp,
gave
an
interesting
talk
on
“
W
h
a
t
the
service
should
do
for
the
enlisted
m
a
n
’s
future
.
’
9
Our
Company
Commander,
Capt.
A
rthur
P.
Clark,
and
his
son,
Sergt.
Chas.
J
.
Clark,
gave
an
exhibition
of
B
ritish
cavalry
sword
and
lance
drill
and
also
some
foil
fencing,
Capt.
Clark
was
form
erly
in
the
Royal
Scot’s
Greys,
one
of
the
old
B
ritish
cavalry
regiments.
—S.
J.
M.

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GAS ATTACK 17 54TH PIONEER INFANTRY, HDQRTS. CO. Our company street would be a grand sight if fire call was sounded about m idnight. The “pajam a club/5 w ith quarters in the N. C. S. Tent, affords a conglom eration of colors. Danny in his “Baby Blue,” Stone­ wall in his “H y a c in th/5 and John the Ju n k ­ m a n in his O. D., not forgetting “S tatis­ tical” in his dashing green. We are blessed w ith a new cook. He is a cook “w h a t am.” Keep up the good work, John. Chief W ebster is now the H o rse’s Neck (Stable) Sergeant; they knew some­ thing when they handed the job to the Indian. Corporal Adare and M usician Davis are on furlough. We tru s t they w ill follow our ad­ vice and stay away from the m inister. A lkali Ike had salty oatm eal for break­ fast. M otto: Get on the mess-line when the w h istle blows. I say, E itel: Take your h a t off in the mess hall. W hen are you going to have th a t first horse-back ride? Good luck to you, “Boo-Hunk.” Hope they don’t give you a mule. W h a t are you laughing at, “V e b b e r;’5 no monkey business w ith the cards. I lose von dollar more, den I close up. N ever mind Baehr, “Pop Dietz55 h as M urphy hypnotized, but he can’t slip i t over on you. How about it, Eddie? Rickety—-Ram—. C o n g ratulations to Sergeant Rosenthal better known as “Rosey.” We hope you keep up the good record set by your predecessor. How about a new hatcord, blue, size 6%? Sergeant McCahill, now “A cting T o p p e r/’ has gained popularity w ith the men. Go to it, “Jim e s,” we are all w ith you. We are honored w ith the week-end visits of our w o rthy comrades, S g t Major Ginn and F ir s t Sergeant Cobbett, from the O. T. C. We are always glad to welcome any form er members of our company at all times. NEW INSTRUCTORS* The following have been detailed as assist­ ant instructors in bayonet fighting and phys­ ical training, division school of th e line. Second Lieut. A. H. R e inert, 106th In­ fantry. Sergt. W illiam M cCarthy, Company H, 107th Infantry. Sergt. C. Balch, 102d T rench M o rtar B a t­ tery. Sergt. C. H o rstm an, H e a d q u a rters Com­ pany, 105th Infantry. Sergt. J. Sabo, Company I, 105th Infantry. Corp. H. Liddell, H e a d q u a rters Company, 106th Infantry. Sergt. H. E. Frederickson, Company C, 106th Infantry. Corp. H. L. Flynn, Company F, 107th In­ fantry. Corp. P. Carey, Company I, 107th Infan­ try. Corp. G. N. DuPre, B a ttery B, 104th Field A rtillery. The Daughter of His Regiment. COMPANY I, 107TH INFANTRY. Not to be outdone by the other companies, we too, have a brand-new F irst Lieutenant. Our heartiest congratulations to . Lieut. Kooschea, and we are all in back of him to the drop of the hat! “Pop” Fisher and Yolkeot strayed away the last night in the trenches and were rounded up as prisoners by the enemy. Maybe the H u n s won’t let you off w ith as light a sentence as wood and w a ter detail, so look out when we get “over there,” boys! “T ram ” Thom as has again started the round of S p a rtanburg society. The quar­ antine was pretty hard on good-looking corporals, w a sn’t it “T r a m /5 but w h a t will the little girl in Tucson say? Fred Brown got his furlough and arrived back a t camp in tim e to enjoy our 72 hours visit to the trenches. Lots different than those little trip s to Poughkeepsie th a t we heard about, n ’e st ce pas, Fred? Som ething is w rong w ith our Topper, Sergeant Floyd. A 48-hour pass for him is unusual, but he m u s t have deserved it, when we take into consideration the appearance of th a t nice new overcoat after the trench­ es. It’s always hard the first six years in the Army, isn’t it Sergt? One thing after another. Out of the trenches and up to the range. It’s a great life. Old “Ecky” K in had us peaved about gas in the trenches, but we’re used to your “gas” now, old man. Our athletes are busy men these days trying the “hundred” in 14 m inutes and the broad jum p s. Some do it and some don’t; try it before a Sunday dinner next time, M e rritt, and I guess you’ll make it. B. W ILLING TO EXPLAIN. Staff Colonel: Your reports should be w ritten in such m a n n e r th a t even the most ignorant may understand them. Sergeant-—W ell, sir, w h a t p a r t is it th a t you don’t understand ?—C h ristian Register. ® t I TO PIONEERS AND OTHERS. I z & | The G a s A t t a c k is the official magazine | t m I of the Twenty-seventh Division. But its i z m | scope is w ider than that. And as long as f z m | the division rem a ins here at Camp Wads- I • f I w o rth, news will be printed of all units in f “ f I camp, pioneers and all. f | Notes from the new outfits are welcome I : • I in the office of this magazine. ' I s A 53D PIO NEER IN F ., CO. L. Hail! hail! Our Topper is back. He had it-—had his furlough, came . back around re­ treat M onday evening, reported to Captain A. P. Clark, our Company Commander his return, and the first question he asked was, does Sergt. Mullen wear his hat straight yet? He then returned to his quarters to get ready to form the company for retreat, he did form said company in this manner (which looks bad for our F ir s t Sergeant just returning from a furlough). Fall in boys. Oh, gee! We will have to get a civilian to get it, they w o n ’t sell it to us in uniform, and then hesi­ tated, thought of himself and sighed. Oh! dear old Brooklyn. Sergeant McGrath, call the roll. Sergt. Sharp gets a blue envelope nearly every day and when he don’t get it he has the blues himself and gets angry th a t every one else doesn’t get the blues. Now to our big Scot, Sergt. MeDonal, of the Clan MeDonal. He was heard in the tent the other night shouting to Sergt. Clark, “ I f Sergt. Cleveland don’t come back with my sweater I ’11——— . ’ ’ Sergt. Clark gave him the O. D. and said, “ Hey! Mack, Sergt. Chambers (our mess sergt.) claims th a t three bottles of lemon extract are missing and I think I know where it went. You dummy you, get your sweater on. ” Silence from the tent. Corp. O ’Neil wants to know why Corp. McCarthy don’t have to go out on detail when he and P rivate Sheenen has to. Corp. M cCarthy was m arked light duty and don’t have to go over to the 54th Pioneer In f a n ­ try to work for them, and Corp. O ’Neil was informed of the reason. Late on Tuesday evening Corp. O ’Neil was heard to say to P rvt. Lehane, “ You h it me on the leg with th a t b a t and I ’ll hit you. We will duck this detail or go over w ith Corp. Quigley in the Base Hospital. ’ ’ On Thursday evening, Feb. 14th, at Y. M. C. A. U n it No. 96, they had a F a ther and Son night. M ajor Allen L. Reagon, who has two sons here in camp, gave an interesting talk on “ W h a t the service should do for the enlisted m a n ’s future . ’ 9 Our Company Commander, Capt. A rthur P. Clark, and his son, Sergt. Chas. J . Clark, gave an exhibition of B ritish cavalry sword and lance drill and also some foil fencing, Capt. Clark was form erly in the Royal Scot’s Greys, one of the old B ritish cavalry regiments. —S. J. M.